Digital Photography Tips and Tutorials

Film-less photographs, pictures on a chip, scanned memories, call it what you will, digital photography is a new phenomenon of technology that allows for instant gratification. The cameras are becoming cheaper and the results clearer. The Internet Brothers have been dabbling in digital imagery for more than a decade now, so we'll share some of what we've learned with you. {more}

Web Site Tips and Tools

Known as Helpware for the Cybercommunity, here we offer articles about web site building. Sections include Planning Your Site, HTML Basics, Advanced HTML, Dynamic HTML, Web Graphics, Layout and Design, and Promotion. We have something for all experience levels, from beginner to serious developers. Laugh a little, learn a lot. {more}

Desktop Publishing

With the advent of the personal computer, there has been a proliferation of desktop publishing software enabling the aspiring artist to create presentations, brochures, posters, business cards and a wide variety of materials needed to run a business or advertise a garage sale. Here, we'll attempt to provide some pointers so that your desktop publishing projects will have the best look possible without spending years in design school. {more}

Interviews With the Masters

Picking the brains of the Internet masters will help make all of us better web developers. We start with Mark Connell, president of Shadowboxer, and creator of the enormously popular WebbieWorld. Then meet Ron Wilson, developer of Outspan, an historical perspective of the African colonial period. Elise Marks, the Saucy Tomato herself, offers superb tips about web site design. Information architect supreme, Mic Miller describes how he constructed The Beeline. Image integrator Heather Champ provides some insight into her use of photography. Web award guru Wally Gross, creator of the long-standing and respected Surfers Choice Internet Awards doesn't hold anything back. Joe Jenett tells us how his webthings are defining the notion of a creativity portal. Bobbie Osborne is an inspiration with her Crumpled Papers. {more}

The Digerati Project

We invited a number of people in the independent web production community to participate in a project aimed at encouraging and motivating newcomers to this online passion. We asked each this not so simple question, "What is the primary motivation for the production of your web content? Put another way, why do you do what you do?" As you will discover from the responses, there is a common thread. You will hear terms like sharing and creative expression, most of all, you will hear the word give. {more}

AORTAL — the anti-portal

We are encouraging everyone who reads this to spread the word and link to at least one new independent web site each week — grass roots, y'know? Call it AORTAL, the anti-portal, because we have heart. Write a review if you like. Tell others who may find you about the great diversity in art, personal publishing, scientific research, and the spirit of sharing offered by the original web. {more}